One Measure of Happiness - A Dynamically Updated Interactive Video Narrative Using Gestures

Abstract

One Measure of Happiness is a dynamically generated interactive video that enables viewers to interact with a virtual actress via gesture analysis. In this project we are striving to create an experience of intimate interaction with a virtual character. It is our hope that the interaction model that was developed for the project, coupled with the model of the virtual actress and the project's presentation engine, will create a strong enough suspension of disbelief so as to elicit a sensation of real and intimate interaction with the actress.